Curtain holder



G. C. REDFIELD CURTAIN HOLDER Filed April 19 1923 Fatented Dec. 16, 1924.

GUY C. BEDFIELD, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

CURTAIN HOLDER.

Application filed April 19, 1928.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUY C. REnrmLn, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State a of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Holders: and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention has for its object the provision of a holder for curtains, portieres and like draperies for windows and doors for 17) engaging said draperies and holding the same when drawn aside.

A further purpose of the invention is the provision of a holder which is adapted to engage a portion of the drapery when drawn aside, whereby any desired effect may be obtained when it is preferred to have an edge portion of the drapery hang loose so as to spread and not be gathered in.

()ther objects and advantages will be ap parent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invent-ion is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood "lll that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accon'ipanying drawings forming a part of the application:

Figure l is a front view of a window illustrating the application of the inventon,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the holder on a larger scale, showing a portion of the drapery gathered and engaged by the holder and an edge portion of the drapery loose or spread, and

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the holder.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The holder is preferably formed from a strip of spring metal which is folded upon itself intermediate its ends to provide a shank l and which is deflected laterally, as indicated at 2, the end portions extending to form jaws 3 and 4 which flare at their extremities to facilitate the passing of the Serial No. 633,226.

drapery 5 between the jaws. The jaw 3 is straight, whereas the jaw 4; is outwardly curved to provide ample room between the jaws for the folds of the drapery, as indicat-ed most clearly in Figure 2. It is oi served that the jaws 3 and i are offset from the shank 1, hence are spaced from the trimming or frame of the window, whereby provision is had for raising and lowering the shade without interference therewith of either the drapery or holder. A rivet 7 secures the lateral extension 2, and the shank l is provided with openings to receive a fastening 8, whereby the holder is attached to the trimming, frame or other part of the window.

While it is preferred to construct the holder of a single metal strip, such formation is not essential within the spirit of the invention as the complemental parts may be separately formed and rivet-ed or otherwise secured at the attaching ends. The holder admits of a portion of the curtain, portierc or other drapery being engaged between the jaws 3 and lso that an edge portion may hang loose and spread whereby any desired effect may be obtained in the arrangen'iein of the curtain or analogous drapery. The spacing of the jaws from the window or like part is an essential feature as provision is had for free movement of the shade with out interferei'ice the-rewitl'i or injury thereto.

\Vhat is claimed is:

A curtain holder comprising a relatively narrow strip of resilient metal turned upon itself, the portions of the strip at the connected ends being in contact and forming an attaching shank for application to a window stile or the like, said shank having a laterally offset portion, the free end of the strip being considerably longer than the shank and constituting and extending from the lateral portion in the opposite direction to the main portion of the shank, said jaws being arranged in front of the window stile and one jaw in front of the other jaw, and one of the jaws being deflected away from the other jaw intermediate its ends.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUY C. REDFIELD. Witnesses:

JENNIE ELLETT, ELsIE REDFIELD.

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